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    A Christmas Carol CHARLES DICKENS Level 2 Series Edito Pearson Education Limited Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Marley's Ghost Chapter 2 The Ghost of Past Christmases Chapter 3. The Ghost of Christmas Now Chapter 4 The Ghost of Future Christmases Chapter 5 The End of the Story Activities page iv Introduction “Merry Christmas, Uncle, said Fred, with a happy smile ‘Bah! said Scrooge. ‘Merry Christmas? Humbug! Scrooge is a cold, hard man. He loves money, and he doesn't like people. He really doesn’t like Christmas. But then some ghosts visit him. They show him his past, his life now, and a possible future, Will Scrooge learn from the ghosts? Can he change? Charles Dickens was born in 1812. He wrote A Christmas Carol when he was thirty-one. At that time he was famous for other great stories: Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby and The Old Curiosity Shop. But he had a hard life when he was a child, He never forgot that. Charles Dickens’ father was a clerk in an office, but he lost his money. In Dickens’ time, people without any money sometimes went to prison. Young Charles was twelve when his father went to prison, Suddenly, his family was poor. Charles had to leave school and go to work. Later he often wrote about the hard lives of poor people. In A Christmas Carol, Dickens tells us about Christmas in London, In 1843 London was a dirty town. The houses had coal fires, and there was often fog in the streets in winter, But on Christmas Day people sang songs and played games. They went to church, and had goose for Christmas dinner. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol very quickly, because he wanted it in the shops before Christmas 1843. It was expensive, at twenty-five pence, but 6,000 people bought the book before Christmas. People will remember Dickens for all his great stories, but they often think of him at Chi temas. iv Chapter 1 Marley’s Ghost Marley was dead, but the names on the door of the office were Scrooge and Marley. Marley’s name was on the door, seven years after he died. And sometimes people called Scrooge ‘Scrooge’, when they came into the office. And sometimes people called him ‘ Marley’ And Scrooge said ‘Yes?’ when they called him Scrooge. And he answered *Yes?’ when they called him Marley. Scrooge or Marley, it was the same to him. Sctooge was a hard man, and he loved money. He was a cold man too, a man without any friends. His old face was cold, blue with cold. Cold was with him everywhere. He took it with him, always. He took it to the office of Scrooge and Marley. The office was cold in the summer, But at Christmas time it was colder than the snow outside. And when he left the office, he looked cold too. Nobody stopped Scrooge in the street and said, “My dear Scrooge, how are you? When will you come and see me?’ People knew him, but poor people didn’t ask him for a penny. Children didn’t ask him, ‘What time is it?’ Men and women didn’t ask him for help. Dogs knew Scrooge, too, They ran away from him. Scrooge was happy about all that. He liked it, He didn’t want to be with people ° It was Christmas Eve, and Old Scrooge was busy at his desk. It was very cold, Scrooge could see the people outside in the street. * Christmas Eve: 24 Di snber, the day before Christmas Day. *Oh! Dead for seven years, eh?’ said the second man. He wrote that down. Ac this happy time of the year, Mr Scrooge, we usually try to do something for the poor people in this city. Things are difficult for them now. Thousands of them are cold. They haven't got any food. Many of them have no home’ “Aren’t there any prisons for them?" asked Scrooge. “There are a lot of prisons; the man answered. He put down his pen. ‘Aren't there any workhouses for the poor?’ asked Scrooge. “There are? said the man. ‘Its sad, but there are a lot of workhouses? “Oh, good. So the prisons and workhouses aren't closed; said Scrooge coldly.‘ I’m happy about that! “Prisons and workhouses can’t really make people merry at Christmas time? said the man. ‘So we are asking people for money. We will give it to the poor for food and drink. How much will you give us?” “Nothing!” said Scrooge. ‘I’m not merry at Christmas time and I won't give money to the poor so they can be merry. Good afiernoon to you!” ‘The two men looked at Scrooge’s hard, unhappy face and left the room. ° ‘The fog was thicker now. The night was darker. The cold was colder. It was time to shut the office. Scrooge got up from his chair. Bob Cratchit, the clerk, put out the candle and put on his hat. “Will you want to be at home all day tomorrow?” asked Scrooge. “Yes, sir. But are you happy with that?’ “I'm not happy with it, no? said Scrooge." It is not right. I pay you every day when you work. You think that’ right, Bue you also want me to pay you for a day when you don't work? ‘The clerk smiled. Is only on Christmas Day’ he said, 4 ‘Oh, so you can take fifteen pence from me every year and that’s all right because it is for the twenty-fifth of December?” said Scrooge. ‘Oh, all right. You can have the day at home. Be here early the day after that! Scrooge went out, and the clerk shut the office. He ran home as fast as he could, He forgot about work and played with his children. ° Scrooge had dinner in a cheap eating-house and then went home. He had rooms in Marley’ old house. They were dark and cold. The other rooms in the house were offices now. Only Scrooge lived there. He opened the door and went in. He lit a candle, Then he walked through his rooms, Was everything in its place? He went into the sitting-room, the bedroom and a little office near the bedroom. His money was in this office. Everything was all right. There was nobody under the table, nobody under the bed. His money was there in the office. ‘There was a small fire in the sitting-room. He shut the door and sat down by the fire He heard the noise of a heavy chain down below: The noise came up the stairs, nearer and nearer his door. “Humbug! said Scrooge.‘ What is that noise?” Something came through the heavy door and into the room, The litde fire suddenly came to life, red and yellow. It was Marley — Marley in his old clothes. Scrooge knew those clothes well. There was a chain round him ~a chain with money on it and money-boxes and money bags. Scrooge looked at Marley. He could see through him, He could see the back of his coat. “Well?” said Scrooge, coldly." What do you want?" “Alot!” Scrooge had dinner in a cheap eating-house and then went home. Yes, it was Marley. “Who are you?’ Scrooge asked. But he knew. "You mean — who was 1? “Who were you, then?’ said Scrooge. “In life I was Jacob Marley: Don't you know me?’ said the ghost. “No; said Scrooge, I don’t’ But he did. "Your eyes say it is Marley’ said the ghost.‘Are your eyes wrong?" “Yes} said Scrooge. ‘My eyes are wrong. Why not? I think I ate something bad, And now I'm seeing you. I think you're bad meat. Not Marley. Humbug!” ‘The ghost gave a loud cry and made a really loud noise with its chain. Its mouth fell open — it was the mouth ofa dead man. Scrooge fell down on the floor and looked up at the ghost. He put his hands in front of his face. “Why? he cried.‘ Why are you here? You're dead? «Now; said the ghost,‘ do you think I am Jacob Marley? Dead Jacob Marley?” [ do, said Scrooge, ‘I do! But why are dead people walking the streets, and why does one come to me?” “Te is good } answered the ghost, ‘to be with other people. It is good to be happy when they are happy. It is good to be sad when they are sad. But some people do not do this in life. And what happens to them, do you think?" “T don’t know, said Scrooge. “Their ghosts walk the streets of the world when they are dead. ‘Their ghosts see happy people but cannot laugh with them. Their ghosts see sad people but cannot cry with them. Their ghosts have to do these things because they did not do them in life.’ ‘Again the ghost gave a cry and moved its cl ‘You've got a chain!” said Scrooge, now very afiaid. “Why? Tell me!" “I made this chain in my life! answered the ghost. ‘And I am wearing it now. I made it, and I put it on. Do you want to know about your chain?” in. ‘My chain?” said Scrooge.‘ What chain?’ “You too are making a chain in your life; said Marley's ghost “Your chain was as heavy and as long as this one when I died. “What? ‘And in the next seven years you made it heavier and longer’ “Don't tell me more; said Scrooge. ‘I’m afraid. Make me happier. Talk about something different’ “I can’t; the ghost answered." I can't stay here. I have to go to a new place, always a new place. In life I worked and worked. | was always in the office. I never stopped making money. But now I have to go to many sad places. Always a new place ~ every day, every minute? “Dead for seven years!” thought Scrooge. ‘And never in one place “Yes, all the time; said the ghost. ‘I am always moving. Never happy. This time of the year is the worst. Why, in the past, did I turn my eyes away when I walked near people? Why didn’t 1 look at the poor homes? Why didn’t I help poor people? Listen tom “L will; said Scrooge.‘ I will! But don't be angry with me!" “I sat next to you many times in the days after I died? ‘This was not a nice thought for Scrooge. ‘I am here tonight, the ghost said,‘ because I have to tell you something. I can help you "You were always a good friend to me; said Scrooge.“ Thank you? “Three ghosts will come; said the ghost of Jacob Marley. “When ?? asked Scrooge. “The first ghost will come at one o'clock. You will hear the church clock and you will see him. The second ghost will come on the next night at the same time, and the third on the next night at midnight. You will hear midnight on the church clock’ ‘And you?’ asked Scrooge. "You won't see me again, said Marley’s ghost, “but remember my words! The ghost walked back, away from Scrooge. It walked and the window opened at the same time. When the ghost was at the window, Scrooge heard, from outside, the cries of the sad people in the world. The ghost listened for a minute, and it cried too. And then it went out into the night. Scrooge went to the window and looked out. There were ghosts outside. They walked up and down the street, and they cried. They all wore a chain. Scrooge knew some of these ghosts from before, when they were men. They cried because they wanted to help other people, But now they couldn't, Then the ghosts went into the fog and Scrooge couldn't hear them. The night was quiet again. Scrooge closed the window. He checked the door. He tried to say ‘ Humbug!’ but stopped. ‘Then he went to bed with his clothes on, and fell asleep. Chapter 2. The Ghost of Past Christmases ‘When Scrooge opened his eyes again, it was dark. He looked from his bed, but he couldn't see the window. It was as dark as the walls of the room. He listened. Then he heard the church clock. It was twelve o'clock. But it was after two when he went to bed. Was the clock wrong? Perhaps the hands of the clock couldn't move because of the snow. Twelve! Twelve? “It isn’t possible!’ said Scrooge.‘ What happened to a day and most of a night? It’s not possible. Can this be twelve midday?” He got out of bed and went to the window. He looked out He could only see fog. It was very cold outside. There were no sounds of people in the streets. Was it really midday? Scrooge went to bed again. He thought about Jacob Marley's ghost. Was he asleep at that time? Then he heard the clock. 9 “A quarter past twelve? thought Scrooge Later he heard the clock again. “Half past twelve, thought Scrooge. ‘Again.‘A quarter to one} thought Scrooge.‘A quarter to one!” And he remembered the words of Marley’ ghost. A visit at one o'clock! The first ghost at one o'clock. He heard the clock. ‘One o'clock; thought Scrooge. ‘And ... and nothing? But then a light came into the room, He sat up — and there, at the end of his bed, was a ghost. The ghost was a child — but also not a child. It was an old man ~an old man not bigger than a child. Its long hair was white, old ‘man’s hair, but the face was young. The ghost’ clothes were white. It had some Christmas holly in its hand, but there were summer flowers on the clothes. The strangest thing was a white light. It came from the top of the ghost’ head, And the ghost had a hat under its arm. Perhaps it put the hat over the light, when it wanted to put out the light. “Marley said, “Three ghosts will come to you.” Are you the first ghost?’ asked Scrooge “Tam; said the ghost, quietly. “Who are you and what are you? asked Scrooge. “Lam the Ghost of Past Christmases’ “Which past Christmases?’ asked Scrooge. “Yours. “Please put on your hat, said Scrooge. Scrooge wanted to see the ghost in its hat. But why? He didn’t really know the answer to that “What?” said the ghost. ‘Do you want to put out my light? I am giving this light to you. Your bad past life made this hat. Your bad past life put out the light ... Come, walk with me!’ ‘The ghost took Scrooge’s arm with a strong hand. They went to the window and Scrooge looked down. 10 “Ghost! said Serooge.* No, I'l fal “Noy the ghost said, ‘you won't fall. [am with you’ o ‘They went through the wall of Scrooge’s room and stood on an open country road. It was green everywhere. The city was not there now. The dark and the fog were not there, It was a lovely cold winter day with snow on the ground. Scrooge looked round with wide eyes “I..."he said, ‘I was born here. I was a boy here’ “Do you remember the way?’ asked the ghost “Remember it?” cried Scrooge."I can close my eyes and walk there!” “Then why did you forget it for so many years?’ said the ghost. “Let's go? They walked down the road, Scrooge knew every tree. Then they saw a little town with its bridge, its church and the river. Scrooge saw some boys on horses.They called to other boys. They all shouted happily. People laughed when they heard them, ‘These are ghosts from the past! said the Ghost of Past Christmases. They can't see us’ But Scrooge and the ghost were happy to see the children, And Scrooge knew every ghost. These people said ‘Merry Christmas’ to their friends. Then they said ‘ Goodbye’ and went home. “They were at school; said the ghost.‘And there is one child at the school now, when the other children are at home — a child without any friends? “Yes; said Scrooge.‘I know! I know!’ And he began to cry. ‘They walked again ~ Scrooge knew the street well. Then they stopped when they came to a large red house. There was nobody there, A rich man built the house but then he lost all his money. There weren't any doors or windows in the house now. Scrooge and the ghost went into the house. They saw a long, 1 It was a lovely cold winter day with snow on the ground. ugly room with desks in it. A boy sat at one of the desks and read. Scrooge sat down next to the boy ~ it was young Scrooge. He cried when he saw his past. The boy tead and Scrooge watched. He knew the book well. “Oh; its Ali Baba!” he cried.“ Dear old Ali Baba! Yes, | remember? One Christmas time, when his mother and father weren't at home, Ali Baba came to him in his story book. Ah, yes, and other people from stories; Robinson Crusoe ran by the sea with Man Friday “Sad, sad boy!’ said Scrooge.‘I want to give too late now! “What do you mean?" asked the ghost. “Nothing said Scrooge, ‘nothing ... There was a boy at my door last night. He sang a Christmas carol for me, But I didn’t give him any money, and I can’t do it now? ‘The ghost smiled. Let’s see another Christmas, it said Oh! But it’s ° The school-room was darker now. There was young Scrooge at his desk, when the other boys were on holiday. Then he stopped. reading and started walking sadly up and down the room, ‘The door opened, and a little git] came in. She was younger than the boy. She put her arms round him, Then she said, “Dear, dear brother. I am here because you can come home now! “Home, little Fan?’ said the boy. “Yes,’ said the child, happily, ‘home for always. Father is kinder now. He spoke kindly to me one night before I went to bed. Then I was not afraid. [ asked him again, “Can Ebenezer come hom “What did he say?’ asked the boy ~ young Scrooge.‘ What did Father say?” ‘He said “Yes”, And he sent me and I'm bringing you home! We'll be a family this Christmas and we'll have the happiest time in the world? "You are a good woman, little Fan’ said Ebenezer Scrooge. She laughed and tried to put her hand up to his face. But she ‘was too small and she couldn't do it. So she laughed again, “Dear little Fan!” said Scrooge, the man. ‘She was very small, and not very strong. “Very small’ said the ghost, ‘but very kind too. She died when she was a young woman. She had children, I think! “One child, said Scrooge. *Yes, one child, said the ghost.‘ His name is Fred.” “Yes; said Scrooge, quietly.‘ Fan's boy, Fred. ° ‘They left the school and walked outside again. Scrooge looked round. They were now in a busy street in the city. The ghost stopped at the door of a big office. “Do you know this place?’ it asked. “Know it?’ said Scrooge. "Yes! I started work here!” ‘They went in. An old man sat behind a high desk “Its old Fezziwig, the dear old man! Ie’s Fezziwig, and he isn’t dead now!” Old Fezziwig put down his pen and looked up at the clock. It was seven o'clock. He laughed and called merrily, ‘Ho there! Ebenezer! Dick!” Scrooge in his past life, now a young man, came in, With him was the other clerk, Dick. “Dick Wilkins!” said Scrooge to the ghost. “Yes, there he is! He ‘was a great friend, old Dick!" “Come, my boys’ said Fezziwig.' Stop work now! Its Christmas Eve. Lev’ shut the office and put the desks and chairs by the wall. Let's have a party’ They pushed the desks and chairs to the wall. They lit more candles and put more coal on the fire. 14 Mrs Fezziwig came in with the three lovely Miss Fezziwigs, and behind the Miss Fezziwigs came three young men. Each man was, of course, in love with one Miss Fezziwig. Then more young men and women came in, They worked in the office, There was music, and the dancing began. There was cake and meat and wine The party finished at eleven o'clock. Mr and Mrs Fezziwig stood at the door and said ‘Goodbye!’ to everybody. ‘Merry Christmas!” they called.* Merry Christmas Scrooge watched his past life. He remembered everything and enjoyed everything. He was very excited. The young Ebenezer Scrooge was, he thought, a very nice young man. Now, at the end of the party, he remembered the ghost. The ghost looked at him. The light on its head shone yellow: “The party was a small thing; said the ghost,‘ but it made those unimportant people very happy? *A small thing!” said Scrooge.‘No!” “Listen to the two young men; the ghost said The two young men stood outside Fezziwig’s office in the dark and talked about Fezziwig. One of them said, ‘He's a fine man. “Was Ferziwig really wonderful?’ the ghost asked Scrooge. “What do you think? The party cost a little money ~ not much ‘Oh no! It was more important than that? said Scrooge. “Fezziwig could make us happy or unhappy. He could make our work light or heavy, He could make our lives good or bad with a word or with a look. He made us happy in small ways, and with small things — but with a lot of small things. You can’t buy those small things ~ not with all the money in the world. You .. ‘The ghost looked hard at him and he stopped. “What is it?’ asked the ghost. Scrooge said nothing for a minute. And then he said, ‘I want 15 to say a word or two to Dick Wilkins? But Dick Wilkins said goodbye to his friend, the younger Scrooge, and went home. Scrooge and the ghost stood outside the office in the dark, “My time here is nearly at an end, said the ghost.‘ Quickly . Again, Scrooge saw Ebenezer Scrooge in the past. But he was older now. He was very different. His eyes said, ‘Where’s the money, where’s the money?’ Money was his life now: Scrooge sat with a young girl. The girl cried and Scrooge watched her.‘ No, said the girl, quietly. “You have a new love now: Thope you will be happy with your new love in the future? “What love?’ he asked her. ‘The love of money. You are a different man now, because you have the love of money in your life? He wanted to speak but she didn't look at him. She said,‘ am leaving now. I hope you and your money will be happy’ And she left. “ Ghost!’ ctied Serooge.‘Don't show me more! Take me home!” But the ghost said, “You have to see in your past one more time, Ebenezer Scrooge!” o They were in another place, a small but beautiful room, Near the fire there was a lovely young girl, and opposite her sat her mother. The mother was the woman from Scrooge’ past. He loved her and then lost her. ‘There was a great noise in the room. There were a lot of very happy, very noisy children. The mother and daughter looked happy too. Then the door opened and the father came in. He had Christmas boxes in his arms, Everybody opened a box, and shouted happily 16 Later the younger children climbed up the stairs to the top of the house and went to bed. The man sat down by the fire with his daughter and her mother. The husband turned to his wife with a smile.*I saw your old friend this afternoon? “Which old friend?’ “Who do you think?* “I don't know! And then she asked,” Was it Ebenezer Scrooge?” “Yes! he said, ‘it was Mr Scrooge. I looked in his office window. I saw him by the light of a candle. Mr Marley is dying, hear. And there Scrooge sat without a friend in the world: Ghost!’ cried Scrooge sadly.’ Take me home!’ ‘These are the ghosts of your past? said the ghost. ‘They are your life. What did you do with your life?” “Leave me! Take me home Scrooge took the ghost’ hat and put it on the ghost’s head. The light went out. Scrooge was in his bedroom at home again. He went to bed and cried. He only stopped crying when sleep came. Chapter 3. The Ghost of Christmas Now Scrooge woke up and sat up in bed. He heard the church clock Yes, it was time for the second ghost. It was one o’clock. He wanted to see the ghost when it arrived. He didn’t want it to come up behind him. But there wasn’t a ghost in the room. He waited, Five minutes ....Ten minutes... Then, from his bed, he saw a red light in the next room. What was it? He got up and put on his shoes. Then he went to the door. When he opened the door, somebody or something called him by his name. He looked into the room. It was his room, but very different ‘The walls had green holly ont them. There was a big fire, and on 7 the floor was lovely Christmas food — a Christmas goose, fruit, cakes, bottles of wine. “Come in, said the ghost.’ Come in! Look! Here [ am!’ Scrooge went into the room and stood in front of the ghost. This was not the hard Scrooge from the past. He could not look 1¢ ghost in the eye, He looked at the floor. 1am the Ghost of Christmas Now said the ghost.‘Look at me!" Scrooge looked. He saw a fat, merry person in a long green coat. It had no shoes on its feet but it had holly on its head in its long brown hair. m different from everybody in your life} said the ghost. “Oh yes} said Scrooge. ‘Ghost, take me with you. Last night I went with the other ghost and I learned a lesson. Tonight you can teach me and I will learn? ‘Give me your hand. * ‘The Christmas goose, fruit, cakes and bottles of wine weren't there now. The room and the fire weren't there. Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Now were in a city stree It was Christmas morning. There was snow in the road in front of the houses. The sky was grey, but the people were happy. They were outside their houses in the snow. They shouted merrily and threw snowballs. They laughed when a snowball hit them, ‘Then the people stopped playing in the snow and listened to the church clock. Time for church! Everybody went inside, but they were quickly out in the street again in their best clothes, with happy faces. ‘These people couldn't see Scrooge and the ghost. Scrooge and the ghost walked a long way through the streets to the house of Bob Cratchit, Scrooge’s clerk. Inside the house was Mrs Cratchit, in her best clothes. She made dinner, and Belinda, her daughter, helped her. Peter Cratchit, her 18 He saw a fat, merry person in a long green coat. son, watched some food on the fire and two smaller Cratchits, a boy and a girl, danced round and round the table. “Where's your father? asked Mrs Cratchit,‘And where’s your brother, Tiny Tim? Tiny Tim was the youngest child. He was very small for his age. “And where’s Martha?’ asked Mrs Cratchit.‘ She wasn't as late as this last Christmas? “Here I am, Mother, said a girl. She came in through the door. Here’s Martha, Mother! ' cried the two young Cratchits, Martha, you're very late!"said Mrs Cratchit. She smiled at her oldest daughter and took her hat and coat. “We had to do a lot of work in the shop last night, answered the girl, ‘and we had to finish it this morning. “Well, all right. You're here now!” said Mrs Cratchit,' Sit down by the fire and get warm? The two young Cratchits ran and played. “Father's coming!’ called one of them. ‘Stand behind the doot, Martha, so Father can't see you!” So Martha stood behind the door. Then Bob Cratchit, her father, came in. His clothes were old but very clean, Bob had Tiny Tim on his back, Tiny Tim could not walk without help. “Where's our Martha?’ said Bob Cratchit. He looked round the room, “She isn’t coming} said Mrs Cratchit. “She isn’t coming!” said Bob Cratchit. ‘She isn’t coming on Christmas Day?” _ Martha could not stay behind the door now. She didn't want him to be unhappy, not for a minute. So she ran to him and put her arms round him. The two young Cratchits took Tiny Tim away. They watched the dinner on the kitchen fire. “How was Tiny Tim in church?’ asked Mrs Cratchit. He was very good, said Bob."I think that he's a litte stronger? 20 ‘Tiny Tim’s brother and sister helped Tiny Tim to his little chair by the fire. Bob Cratchit put some fruit in the wine and made a wonderful Christmas drink. He put it down by the fire. When the dinner was ready, Bob Cratchit put Tiny Tim in his little chair near him at the table, Then Mrs Cratchit brought in the goose, and the family watched with open eyes. The family ate it~ all of it. Bob Ctatchit said,‘ That's the best goose in the world!” Everybody said, “Yes! Ics the best goose in the world. It was really not a very big goose. But nobody said that ~ and nobody thought it. The Cratchits had very little money and for them the goose was wonderful. After dinner the family sat round the fire and enjoyed Bob Cratchie’s drink, the hot wine with fruit in it Bob Cratchit stood up and said, ‘Let’ drink to a merry Christmas to us all, Merry Christmas| ‘And everybody said,‘A Merry Christmas to us all!” «Merry Christmas!’ said Tiny Tim. He sat very close to his father on his lite chair, and Bob Cratchit put his hand over his tiny one. He loved the child and wanted him near him. But he was aftaid. The boy was very ill

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